1948 Baltimore Elite Giants Roster (40-man)

1947 Season

Record: 49-29-2, Finished 2nd in Negro National League II

Postseason: Lost NN2 Championship Series (2-1-1) to Homestead Grays

Manager: Hoss Walker (53-30-2)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 100

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Joe Black	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	220	Feb 8, 1924	6	19		19		18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1			3.2	All-Star
Ernest Burke	24	us US	L	R	6' 1"	180	Jun 26, 1924	3	10		10		9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Tommy Butts	28	us US	R	R	5' 8"	142	Aug 27, 1919	10	51		51		0	0	0	0	0	51	0	0	0	0			1.7	All-Star
Bill Byrd	40	us US	B	R	6' 1"	210	Jul 15, 1907	15	28		28		17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3.2
Joe Campini	28	us US	L	R	5' 10"	191	May 11, 1920	1st	1		1		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.1
Toots Ferrell	18	us US					Sep 21, 1929	2	5		5		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.2
Ed Finney	23	us US	R	R	5' 8"	190	Nov 4, 1924	2	50		50		0	0	0	0	49	0	0	0	0	0			0.9
Jonas Gaines	33	us US	R	L	5' 10"	155	Jan 9, 1915	10	15		15		11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.5
Jim Gilliam	19	us US	B	R	5' 10"	175	Oct 17, 1928	3	58		58		0	0	0	58	0	0	0	0	0	0			3.1	All-Star
Henry Kimbro	36	us US	L	R	5' 8"	175	Feb 10, 1912	12	59		59		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	59	0	59			2.8
Lester Lockett	36	us US	R	R	5' 10"	185	Mar 25, 1912	11	58		58		0	0	0	0	0	0	58	0	0	58			3.0	All-Star
Butch McCord	22	us US	L	L	5' 11"	175	Nov 2, 1925	1st	26		26		0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	21			0.4
Bill Perkins	42	us US	R	R	5' 10"	176	Jun 26, 1906	16	5		5		0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Frazier Robinson	38	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	May 30, 1910	6	59		59		0	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.7
Bob Romby	29	us US	L	L	5' 10"	160	Dec 15, 1918	3	31		31		16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5			1.9
Frank Russell	27	us US	R	R	5' 8"	190	May 8, 1921	4	57		57		0	0	4	0	12	5	0	0	37	37			1.3
Clyde Sowell	16	us US	R	R	6' 1"	175	Dec 22, 1931	1st	4		4		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.7
Hoss Walker	43	us US	R	R	5' 11"	190	Sep 10, 1904	19	3		3		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0			0.0
Johnny Washington	32	us US	L	R	6' 2"	185	Jan 9, 1916	9	56		56		0	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.7
Al Wilmore	23	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	Nov 15, 1924	2	6		6		5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0			-0.5
Red Wright							Unknown	1st	3		3		0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0.0
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR